as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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Recent Examples of other woman
Two other women, Tammy Woods and Terry Hartley, later came forward and said Bickle used a nearly identical prophecy in grooming them.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The ad also zooms in on the chests of cheerleaders, Mardi Gras partiers and other women having fun.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The 44-year-old also went on to thank her fans, team, her husband, Jay-Z, and other women producers who have paved the way for her and are also opening doors for others.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2025
What is empowering for one woman in a certain context can inadvertently harm or marginalize other women.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The ad also zooms in on the chests of cheerleaders, Mardi Gras partiers and other women having fun.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The 44-year-old also went on to thank her fans, team, her husband, Jay-Z, and other women producers who have paved the way for her and are also opening doors for others.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2025
What is empowering for one woman in a certain context can inadvertently harm or marginalize other women.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
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Faces painted white, surrounded by concubines of every gender, Emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) are utterly taken with the barbarian who can recite Virgil while covered in another man’s blood, after Macrinus presents Lucius in a private showcase.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2024
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Luckily for fans turned on by Shogun to the cunning machinations of feudal Japanese lords, swordsmen, concubines and ladies in waiting, the well of samurai storytelling that inspired Shogun and Clavell’s book is very deep indeed.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Oct. 2024
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Any Vanderpump Rules fan will remember Ariana Maddix calling his mistress a dementor, so this reference feels particularly apt.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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Enter Layne as the president’s mistress, Dusty – does the name Stormy come to mind?—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni specifically alleged that Lively used her friendship with Swift to put pressure on him to comply with Lively’s re-write of a crucial scene in the domestic violence drama in which Lively and Baldoni play lovers.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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